Brad_Kragthorpe
Brad Kragthorpe
American football coach (born 1992)
Brad Kragthorpe (born March 2, 1992) is an American football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Idaho State Bengals and LSU Tigers and has previously coached at Utah State and LSU.
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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| Position: | Quarterbacks coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1992-03-02) March 2, 1992 (age 32) Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Trinity (KY) Holland (OK) |
| College: | Idaho State (2011) LSU (2012–2015) |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
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Kragthorpe was born on March 2, 1992, in Flagstaff, Arizona.[1] He attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, leading them to a state championship appearance as their starting quarterback in 2009.[2] He then transferred to Holland High School in Oklahoma for his senior year in 2010, being a top quarterback in the state.[3] He led the team to a 10–1 record while throwing for 1,738 yards and 28 touchdowns, later committing to play college football for the Idaho State Bengals.[4]
Kragthorpe redshirted as a true freshman at Idaho State in 2011.[5] He got to play in the team's spring game, known as the "Dave Kragthorpe Classic" in honor of his grandfather, in 2012, completing 12-of-17 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown.[6] Prior to the 2012 season, he transferred to as a walk-on to the LSU Tigers where his father was coaching, sitting out the year due to then-current NCAA transfer rules.[1][7] He was a backup quarterback and the team's backup holder during the 2013 season, seeing no playing time.[1] He then served as the starting holder in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, gaining notice for a fake field goal where he lateraled for an 18-yard touchdown.[8] Kragthorpe played in 25 games in his collegiate career and graduated with a business degree; his only time at quarterback came in a 2014 game when he completed his only pass for an 11-yard touchdown.[1]
Utah State
Kragthorpe began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Utah State Aggies, serving in the position from 2016 to 2017.[9]
LSU
In 2018, Kragthorpe then served as an offensive analyst for his alma mater, LSU.[8]
Cincinnati Bengals
In 2019, Kragthorpe was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as an offensive assistant under head coach Zac Taylor.[10] Kragthorpe served two years in the position before being promoted to assistant wide receivers coach in 2021; two seasons later, he became the assistant quarterbacks coach.[8] He was the quarterbacks coach at the 2024 East–West Shrine Bowl.[11]
On February 8, 2024, Kragthorpe was promoted to quarterbacks coach.[12]
Kragthorpe is the son of football coach Steve Kragthorpe and the grandson of football coach Dave Kragthorpe.
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- Baker, Matt (October 15, 2010). "Learning From Dad". Tulsa World. p. 25, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- Lewis, Barry (January 27, 2011). "Hornets carry on with Marco Harris". Tulsa World.
- Guilbeau, Glenn (October 22, 2015). "Kragthorpe enjoys moment in limelight". The Daily Advertiser.
- McSurdy, Dan (May 1, 2012). "ISU Football: Dave Kragthorpe Classic". KPVI-DT.
- Guilbeau, Glenn (September 11, 2014). "Who is LSU's No. 3 quarterback?". The News-Star.
- Clark, Dave (January 25, 2024). "Who is Brad Kragthorpe? Bengals could promote assistant QBs coach with Dan Pitcher as OC". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
- Conway, Kelsey (February 8, 2024). "Bengals announce coaching hires to Zac Taylor's staff, including new pass game coordinator". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
- Keel, Fletcher (February 8, 2024). "Bengals announce pass game coordinator hire, position coach promotions". WLWT.
- Wilson, Greg (January 24, 2024). "Bengals assistant will be QB coach in East-West Shrine Bowl". USA Today.
- Alper, Josh (February 8, 2024). "Bengals hire Justin Rascati as pass game coordinator, promote Brad Kragthorpe to QB coach". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports.
